Safety razor marker



June 23, 1964 G. A. WALDECK SAFETY RAZOR MARKER Filed June 6, 1962 a c zr p u r t rm u George A. Wa/deck 1N VEN TOR.

United States Patent C) 3,137,939 SAFETY RAZOR MARKER George A. Waldeck,1800 SW. 11th St., Miami 35, Fla. Filed June 6, 1962, Ser. No. 200,510 1Claim. (Cl. 30-34) The present invention generally relates to safetyrazors, and more particularly to a means for insuring a proper use ofboth sides of a razor blade so as to obtain the maximum efliciencytherefrom.

In the use of double-edge razor blades, the inability to readily discernwhich edge of the blade has previously been used givesrise to situationswherein the repeated use of only one side of the blaed results in theacquiring of a much less satisfactory shave than would be possible ifthe user of the blade were at all times aware of the amount of use eachedge had been subjected to.

Accordingly, one of the primary objects of the present invention is theprovision of means whereby both a double-edged razor and the bladestherefor can be quickly and conveniently marked so as to provide amanner of readily ascertaining or distinguishing one side of the razorand blade from the other side.

Another object of the present invention resides in the provision ofmarking means on the razor head as well as on the handle so as to enablea rapid recognition of the orientation of the razor.

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of aspecific marking means on the razor blades which enables the blade to beentirely removed from the razor and then replaced while maintaining thesame orientation of the blade within the razor.

Likewise, it is an object of the invention to provide a marker for arazor handle which can be quickly attached thereto and removedtherefrom, or, if so desired, permanently secured thereto.

Also, an object of the present invention resides in the provision of aroughened surface on the outer side of the handle marker so as tofacilitate the grasping thereof.

Additionally, it is an object of the present invention to provide ahandle marker of slightly more than semicircular configuration so as toenable the user of the razor to be aware of the orientation thereof by amere grasping of the handle.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a markingmeans which is attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, easy to apply and particularly adapted to be sold in aself-contained kit which would be useful with most conventional razors.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the markers of the present inventionmounted on a conventional razor with the manner of applying the handlemarker being illustrated in phantom lines;

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on a planepassing along line 22 in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the handle marker;

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on a planepassing along line 4-4 in FIGURE 3; and

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of a conventional razor blade having one of themarkers of the present invention mounted thereon.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeralgenerally designates a conventional razor capable of accommodatingdouble-edged razor "ice blades such as referred to by reference numeral12 in FIGURE 5. This razor 10 is provided with a blade clamping head 14controlled by a rotatable means 16 provided at the lower end of thehandle 18 which is in turn secured to the head 14 by means of a neck 20.

In order to insure the desired orientation of the razor and blade as setforth in the objects supra, a plurality of markers are provided, wihchmarkers include an elongated handle marker 22, a head marker 24 and ablade marker 26.

The handle marker 22 consists of an elongated substantiallysemi-circular sleeve-like body portion 28, the longitudinal edges 30 and32 thereof being in a slight convergent relationship to each other so asto insure a positive grasping of the razor handle 18 by the handlemarker 22 when the handle marker 22 is engaged over the handle 18,preferably in the manner illustrated by the arrow and phantom lines inFIGURE 1. In order to insure the desired engagement between the marker22 and handle 18, it is contemplated that the inner diameter of themarker 22 be slightly less than the outer diameter of the handle 18, thehandle marker 22 being made of any suitable material having a slightdegree of resiliency thereto such as hard rubber or plastic. increasethe engagement between the handle marker 22 and the handle 18, aroughened surface 34 may be provided on the interior of the handlemarker 22. It will be appreciated that the elongated body 28 is to be ofa length so as to extend from a point below the neck 20 to a pointsomewhat above the rotatable control means 16 so as to avoid anyinterference therewith. In addition to the roughened inner surface 34,the elongated body 28 is provided with a plurality of outwardlyextending projections 36 on the outer or face surface thereof, whichprojections 36 are specifically provided so as to insure a propergripping of the razor 10 having the handle marker 22 thereon. Inasmuchas the hands of a user of this type of razor are normally wet during itsuse, the necessity of providing such projections 36 is considered to bereadily apparent. Further, if so desired, a vertically extendingprojection or indicator 38 can also be provided as a means forfacilitating the proper orientation of the handle marker 22 on thehandle 18.

With particular reference to FIGURE 1, it will be noted that the headmarker 24 is to be applied to the head 14 of the razor 10 on the sidethereof which corresponds to the side of the handle to which the handlemarker 22 is applied. This head marker 24 is preferably formed of anelongated strip of adhesive material which can be quickly positioned onthe razor head 14.

Returning now to FIGURES 2 and 5, it will be seen that the blade marker26 is to be relatively small in size and can be of any suitable shape,either circular, rectangular or star-shaped. This marker 26 as in thecase of the head marker 24 is to be of an adhesive material which can bequickly applied to the individual razor blades so as to insure theconsistent orientation of the blade in the same direction relative tothe razor. As shovm in FIGURE 2, it is contemplated that the side of theblade 12 having the marker 26 thereon be orientated on the same side asthe markers 22 and 24.

From the foregoing, the significance of the present invention isconsidered to be clearly apparent. The user of a conventional razor bythe application thereto of the markers described in detail supra, canprovide in effective means for readily maintaining the razor andenclosed blade in the desired orientation even if the blade iscompletely removed during the cleaning thereof. This is accomplished bythe provision of a handle marker, a head marker, and a blade marker. Itwill be noted that the handle marker of the present invention, inaddition to performing its novel marking function,

Further, if so desired so as tocan be permanently glued to the handle itis also contemplated that the present invention includes the use of ahandle marker consisting essentially of an adhesive strip, somewhat likethe head marker illustrated in the drawings. This modified marker would,of course, be positioned on only one-half of the handle, somewhat in themanner of the handle marker illustrated and described in detail. Also,if so desired, an enlarged projection-free space can be provided on thehandle marker 22 so as to provide a place to either indicate by writingthe number of times a certain side of the blade has been used or toindicate the fact that one side of the blade has been dulled.Additionally, it is contemplated that these markers be made commerciallyavailable as a kit which is to contain one elongated handle marker, oneadhesive head marker, and an abundant supply of small blade markers.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

For use on a safety razor for double edged blades having an elongatedhandle and a double edge razor head secured perpendicularly to one endof said handle, means for distinguishing one edge of said razor headfrom the other, said means including a handle marker in the form of anelongated sleeve, said sleeve being substantially semi-circular incross-section and of a length sufficient so as to cover a major portionof the length of the razor handle, said sleeve being slightly resilientand adapted to be clamped about the razor handle on a longitudinalportion thereof positioned almost entirely to one side of an imaginaryplane bisecting said handle and extending parallel to the edges of thedouble edge razor head, thereby increasing the efiective thickness ofthe handle and distinguishing one edge from the other, said sleeveincluding a projecting indicator thereon, said indicator being locatedon the longitudinal centerline of the sleeve, a roughened interiorgripping surface on the sleeve, and a plurality of outwardly extendinggripping projections on the outer surface of the sleeve.

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